Should I start tweeting?
Class warfare
What’s the fuss with a public option?
Well, the post office for one. Please don’t get me wrong I have been a fan of the mailman since I was a kid. I sent many a valentine to Grammie and love getting letters and packages from the mailman. As a business it’s hard to defend sometimes with lines and spotty service. As a ‘social’ program it’s a wonderful place to assure a reasonable fee to get written or printed material and packages anywhere. If you asked FedEx or UPS to mail a letter, the carrier would scan it and you would wonder why you are paying $12.96 to send something when you could use the Post Office and mail it for under 50 cents. That’s the cost advantage provided by a ‘public option’. We are taxed to keep the price ‘fixed’, the fix augments the price of doing its service. It does what businesses can’t. It operates a deficit. That’s the nature of a social program. The benefit or profit is of a very different nature than the profit of a capital business. So agree with them, or not, social programs are a way for all of us to ease the burden for those of us who can’t. The characteristics of [social programs and socialism] vs. [laissez faire capitalism and free market] are then fair discussions on overall principles of government. For an experiment, take away the notion that a social government solutions would run at a profit. Trying to define a social program as a business or act like ‘for profit’ enterprises are doing a disservice to all involved. Adjust the viewpoint some, even aim for a bit more business-like guidelines for social programs with the goal to be break even. Or even at best, smaller deficits and financial conservatives, like me, might find the system workable.
And here’s a thought if this is such a good idea why not do a limited release or trial on all government workers, including congress just to see if it works. Try it out on those who are creating it first. Well???
And ask yourselves this: If we consider this deficit as real as my car loan and I want to pay it off now, how much and how could those of us who choose to pay down their portion of this debt now?
Baby
Sure do love this new girl kid. Reminds me of my oldest in many ways, and much like riding a bike, infant care returns to memory. I will say what every parent can relate to: I love staring at her face and it’s so easy to get lost in that joy.
Work
I am still finishing up some final touches on Toy Story 3, which is due in theaters next June 2010. Buzz Lightyear has actually become part of my person from his humble beginning to this iconic character. I am still so excited and proud of my part in this. I love great stories and I think the animation is beyond incredible. There’s something real or life-like about the characters.
I am also quite grateful for the addition my voice has been to the “Pure Michigan.” Tourism campaign. The director worked with me and brought my voice to a place that I wish some directors would do with me as an actor. Check them out here: http://www.michigan.org/Topics/Pure-Michigan-Ads/Default.aspx
Play
I love to get back to Michigan in the summer. The weather is so great. I like to do some boating while there and hang out with friends and family. It’s so different than my life here in Los Angeles. LA is more city-like, on the go, concrete jungle, lots of people, lots of events- the city never sleeps. My life in Michigan is slower paced and more suburban. No appointments, no schedule, R&R and stopping by local garages and marinas just to BS about anything.
Summer Movies
BEST OF THE YEAR SO FAR...NOT PLEASANT BUT A GREAT FILM
Hurt Locker
BIG SURPRISE AND SO MUCH FUN, WITH SOME GRAPHIC BODY
EXPLOSIONS
District 9
SIMPLE FUN, SEE IT WITH NO EXPECTATIONS, HELPS TO HAVE BOYS
TO EXPLAIN WHO'S WHO
Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen
Answers to your Questions
- Did you gain any weight for your role in The Santa Clause? Were you wearing a fat suit, or was that all you?
ALL FAT SUITS
- Does anyone know what nationality Tim is? Would be interested to know his family heritage.
SCOTTISH, SOME GERMAN AND CANADIAN
- Tim, are you related to Patsy Cline and her husband Charlie Dick?
DON’T KNOW
- Here's What I Think …I think Google should have a series of guest celebrity artists do the "Google" logo on the site for a month and that Tim should be the first one. What do you think?
LOVE THAT IDEA!
